Fox News analyst blasts Trump's 'rage rhetoric' comments on jailing J6 committee members

FOX News legal analyst Jonathan Turley said. monday exploded President-elect Trump's recent “angry rhetoric” comments refer to the jailing of former House committee members for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Trump's first sit-down interview since his election victory last month aired on Sunday. In an interview on “Meet the Press,” he suggested to NBC news anchor Kirsten Welker that he does not intend to order his appointees, especially executives, to target political opponents. But the president-elect also threatened to jail people who served on a commission focused on the 2021 attack on the Capitol.

“The fact is, however, that no viable criminal case will be brought against the investigation or report of any member of the J6 committee,” said Turley, who also writes an opinion piece for The Hill. I mentioned it in a blog post.It was emphasized that Mediaite.

“If this country is to come together to face the difficult challenges ahead, we need to move beyond angry rhetoric,” he added.

In a statement later provided to The Hill, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) responded to the president-elect's comments about the Jan. 6 committee meeting, of which she was a member.

“Here's the truth: Donald Trump tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election and seize power,” Cheney said in a statement.

“He mobilized an angry mob and sent it to the U.S. Capitol, where they attacked police officers, invaded the building, and halted the official counting of electoral votes. President Trump was severely beaten by police officers. “They watched on television as the Capitol was stormed and refused for hours to tell the rioters to leave.”

The Hill has reached out to Trump's transition team for comment.